From owner-freebsd-hardware Sun Jun 23 18:09:31 1996 Return-Path: owner-hardware Received: (from root@localhost) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) id SAA08975 for hardware-outgoing; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:09:31 -0700 (PDT) Received: from aphex.direct.ca (root@aphex.direct.ca [199.60.229.6]) by freefall.freebsd.org (8.7.5/8.7.3) with ESMTP id SAA08969 for ; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:09:28 -0700 (PDT) Received: from davinci.renaissoft.com ([199.60.103.1]) by aphex.direct.ca with ESMTP id <268727-24917>; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:02:25 -0700 Received: (from travis@localhost) by davinci.renaissoft.com (8.6.12/8.6.12) id SAA04454 for freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org; Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:09:03 -0700 From: travis@renaissoft.com (Travis Campbell) Message-Id: <199606240109.SAA04454@davinci.renaissoft.com> Subject: Ethernet cards: 3c509B or NE2000 clone To: freebsd-hardware@freebsd.org Date: Sun, 23 Jun 1996 18:09:03 -0700 (PDT) X-Mailer: ELM [version 2.4 PL24] MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=US-ASCII Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Sender: owner-hardware@freebsd.org X-Loop: FreeBSD.org Precedence: bulk G'day folks, I'm currently looking for an ethernet card for use on a 2.1-R system; a local computer consultant suggested that I get a 3com 3c509B Combo [about $100 from him] or an NE2000 clone [about $30]. Before I commit to buying one of the cards from him, I'd like to get recommendations from the FreeBSD community on which I should buy. How stable are the drivers for these two cards in 2.1R? THe particulars of this system, just in case you need to know: 486dx2 66Mhz on a VLB motherboard and 16 megs of RAM. Thanks, Travis -- | Travis Campbell |"Some people claim that the UNIX learning curve is | | travis@renaissoft.com | steep, but atleast you only have to climb it once."| |-----------------------|--------------------------------------- Anonymous --| | FreeBSD Administrator | Visit the FreeBSD Project: http://www.freebsd.org |